Arch-support.



E. J. EMERY.

ARCH SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.5,1914.

1,125,989. Patented Jan. 26, 1915 a 3g GILL/1 To all whom may (tome m .Bo it lanmio that L 3 C! citizen. Portsmouth, on (so Qty and Slam of if! 1 .1 Hampshire, have invented usoful Improvements in I HES certain now an Arch-5:23:11 "iLS:'()f.,Wlllli1 the following is a specifioati :1, z-sforonos had therein to thenooomg anying drawing.

.This invsnuon relates to moans for .ing an archsupport outside of a Shoo or other artiolo of footwear and; under o..-

instsp gogt'tion theroof, and it provides sin pie am. ofioofiivo means of tins kind that will be covered by she support or pad or other oznrs whoreby shore are no projeclzions shat will be liable to trip the wearer.

When resfl oonneotion Wiih the'descrip tionherein, ilio details of constmmion and arrangemoni. of pnris contemplated by the invention will lao apparent from. the accompanfying airs ing, forming part hereof. wherein embodiments of the invention, as applied. to a shoe, are disclosed, for PET-- poses of illustration.

While the disclosures heron now are con siclsred to represent prefora'olo embodiments of the inventiognit is 250 be una'lerstoocl that it is not the intention to be limited necessarily thereto in interpretation of claims hereinafter, it is obvious that changes Within the scope of the claims can be made without departing from the nature and spirit of the invention.

Like reference-Chandlers refer to corresponding parts in views of the droving, of which- Figure 1' is a bottom View of a shoe with a ad thereon; Fig. 2 :1 top View of a ps5 Wiih attaching moms thereon; Fig. i8 View of a portion of a sole with at inching moans flier-son; Fig. at is a View of one of the sis-aching members on the. pad; Fi h 51s View of another attaching men n her on the pad; Fig. 6 is .11. View, partly in. longitudinal section means for securing pad: is a view of :1V portion of a shoe having in its heel a socket member that. is one of the so curing means shown by Fig. 6; '8 a View of a pad s aour-ing' members uses; in the form shown lav Fig. 6; Fig, 9 is a View of the so :15? "3%? used in the form shown by L Fig. 1G a. VlfiW pad ha ing another of semi, ing members similar those used in illustraiivo of other.

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:2, 5 and 11; ancl an View of pUZ'tlCUiZll reference to the mates 3 saoe or other ar- 13 the heel, ll ihe instep as sole, and 15 the troarlhportion includes a pad 16, preferably tier similar resilient, liable, and elasiio nalerioi, shaped i0 fit t. 9 contour of who sole the instep and to afi'ord boaringsnrfaoe under the instep, and arranged to lmvo its roar and abut, or nearly abut, the i t fans of the heel and its front and e: l to, or nearly to, the rear end portion ills sol- 2, whereby a. support is afforded "on she heel and the ball .oo wearer. As shoe-carried of too means for holding the pad in place, there a e secured to the under surface of the 5 two sheet-metal. members or straps 17, on. near the heel and the other farther in of the llfiBl. These members are held. on tho SllOQ by screws or other suit-able Ens 1 17 near lhoir ends and botweon its onos osoh 'nenibsr is formed with o downwardly-dolieoted portion or Web 17 wlzsyoby a. space or passageway is aliorcled between it and the surface of the solo.

As one of ills members on ills pad to co operate with member 17 on the shoe, there is irovicled a. member 18, which comprises a, 1% Web portion 18, having at one end an upturned flange 18', from the 11 per portion of which oxlionds a In or ange 18, which is disposed over, and In substantially parallel relation to, 719 we 18*. In or? war to increaso the holding power of the malarial of tho pad to the member 18, the Web is formed with on opening 18". As the other member on the pad so cooperate with another membor 1.? on the shoe, there, is provided a member 19. which comprises a substantially U-shapsd web portion l9, having upwardly extending from between its limbs a flange: 19", from the upper portion of Whioh extsnils n lug or flange 19, which is disposeduover, and in substantially parallel relation to, the Web 19.

Both. of Ir ml 8 and 19 have thei sob portions on: rd in the material of too pod i being; olfooiod profs ZXlOlCieil, in disposillol to the upperface insontofi Jan. 336., 19i5.

of the ad, and with their lugs 18 and 19 disposed slightly above that face, and extending, respectively, toward the ends of the pad, and the members are held in the pad by vulcanization or otherwise. The members are placed .in the pad in such distance apart that, when their lugs are brought into engagement with the members 17 on the shoe, they will have disposition between the sole and the web portions 17*. Preferably the member 18 is placed near the rear end of thp1 pad, and the member 19 near the front en To place the pad on a shoe, the rear lug 18 is inserted between therear web 17 and the sole, and then the pad is bent and the front lug 19 is forced between the froLt web 17 and the sole, when the pad returns to its normal unbent condition. The pad may be removed by a reversal of this operation.

if desired, two members 18 may be placed in the pad as shown by Fig. 10, or two members 19 may be so placed, or a member 15 and a member 19 may be so placed; that is, with their lugs extending toward each other, instead of toward the ends of the pad as shown by Fig. 1n that case, wl: m the pad is to be placed on a shoe, the pad is stretched sulliciently to bring the lugs over the webs of the members 17, and then the lugs are drawn b contraction of the pad into position between the webs and the sole, whereby the pad is held in place; or one of the lugs may be placed over one of the webs, and the other lug then sprung over the other web. The pad may be removed by stretching it sullicieutly to afford disengagement of the lugs from the webs. Them also may be used on the pad, in place of members 18 and 19, a member 20, having a web 20, embedded in the pad, and a flange 20 extending rearwardly therefrom and from the rear end of the pad in a plane slightly abuse the upper surface of the pad; and, at the front end portion, the

pad may hare embedded therein near its upper surface a plate 21, having a hole 21 and in this case the pad below the plate is l'ornied with an opening or socket 21 to permit a brad 22 or the like to be passed thereinto and to be driven through the hole 21 into the shoe, whereby the front end of the pad is held in place. This arrangement is shown clearly by Fig. 8.

Vt'hcn member 20 is used, there is provided a member '23 to cooperate therewith to maintain the rear end of the pad in position. Member 23 comprises a flat web portion 23",along the side edges of which are upturned flanges 23', increasing in height from rear to front, whereby a wedge-like member is formed. This member is driven in between the heel and sole of the shoe, the edges of the flanges contacting with the sole and the web with the heel material, and there is provided thereby a socket open at the front end that is adapted to receive the flange or lug 20*. To place the pad on the shoe, the flange 20 is inserted in the socket and then the brad is driven through the plate 21 into the sole.

The upper face of the pad is slightly rounded or dished, and around the edges there is a ridge 16, so that, when the pad faves under weight imposed on it, the edges" remain in contact with the sole. Thus there is avoided the tendency that would be had by the edges of a flat-top pad to separate from the sole and to afford a space for collection of dust, mud, and the like and thereby to injure the neat appearance of the article on a shoe and to some extent interfere with its function. Further, the dished and rigid formation of the upper face of the pad affords a space for accommodation of the straps on the shoe and the lugs that engage with them and prevents the access of fouling matter thereto.

ln order to increase the resiliency of the pad, it may ha e opening into its upper face one or more recesses or cavities, of which one is shown and designated by 16" con trally located between the two retaining members. As shown, the recess is rectangular in shape and extends from one holding member to the othei:

l f desired, a wear-plate 24 may be disposed on the lower surface of the pad to protect the. latter from undue wear, and preferably the plate is roughened to prevent slipping.

The wear-plate is held in place by a shank 2 L extending upwardly therefrom through the material of the pad and through a plate I or washer 24 in the recess 16", the upper end of the shank being screw threaded and having thereon a iiut 24 adapted to be turned against the washer and to draw the wear-plate against and to hold it on the lower surface of the pad.

Having thus described my invention, hut l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- l. .\n arch-support pad arranged to be placed on the sole of an article of footwear and having on its upper face retaining members arranged to cooperate with holding members on the sole and. having a recess opening into the upper face, and on the ower face of the pad a wear-plate having a shank extending upwardly in the pad into said recess, and a retaining member on said shuuh' within said recess.

Tu combination, a footwear sole and a lid of resilient and elastic material arranged to be positioned under the instep portion. thereof, strap members on the sole above tie pad, and two members on the pad caclreomprising a web portion embedded in the pad and a flange aboire the upper face of the pad in substantially parallel relation thereto and extending in a direction opposite to that of the flange of the other member, the arrangement being such that on temporary distortion of said pad said flanges may be brought into and out of engagement with said strap members.

3. An arch-support pad of resilient and elastic material having two retaining members each comprising a web portion embed -v ded in the pad and a flange above the upper face of the pad in substantially parallel relation thereto and extending in a direction opposite to that of the flange of the other member, the arrangement being such that on temporary distortion of said pad said flanges may be brought into and out of engagement with holding members on a footwear-sole.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 20 FREDERICK M. SISE, CALvxN D. DUNBaR. 

